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Bones of the Spine. 



Dens epistrophei 



I 



Facies articularis inferior 



atlantis 



Facies articularis superior 

 epistrophei 



x \ Tubercula anteriora 



) of the 



/ processus transversi 



Tuherculum caroticum 



VII 



Tuberculum anterius processus 



transversi 

 -< Fovea costalis 



85. Cervical spine, vertebrae cervicales, from in front. 



The bodies of the cervical vertebrae grow gradually broader from above downward. 

 The adjacent surfaces of the same are so curved that the under surface of each vertebra always 

 fits into the upper surface of the next vertebra below. 



The processus transversi on the whole diminish gradually in length from the seventh 

 upward as far as the second vertebra ; then follow immediately the widely projecting processus 

 transversi of the atlas. The tubercula anteriora of the processus transversi increase in size 

 from the third to the sixth vertebra; those of the sixth vertebra are called the tubercula 

 carotica; on the seventh vertebra they are only feebly developed (see also Fig. 84). 



The processus spinosi are short from the second to the (fifth or) sixth cervical vertebra, 

 usually bifurcated and increase gradually somewhat in length; on the (sixth and) seventh 

 cervical vertebra they are long and not bifurcated. 



